XML DTD : us-patent-application-v20-2004-03-04.dtd -
DTD Comments: 
Document Type Definition for United States Patent
     Application Publications.
   USPTO-modified version of WIPO Standard ST.36 DTD
    xx-patent-document
   Reference this DTD as
   PUBLIC "-//USPTO//DTD us-patent-application v2.0 2004-03-04//EN"
   Alias: Application Red Book (ARB)
   Contact: Bruce B. Cox
   U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
   Crystal Park 3, Suite 451
   Washington, DC 20231
   +1-703-306-2600
   bruce.cox@uspto.gov

   ***** Revision History *****
   2004-03-04 B. Cox
   . Renamed element us-continued-prosecution-application to
   .. us-publication-of-continued-prosecution-application
   .. and kept the attribute and value.

   2004-02-12
   . Renamed element references-cited to us-references-cited
   . Renamed element cited-patents to us-cited-patents
  . Added element us-classification to us-cited-patents

   2003-11-23
   . Changed us-math element attribute idref (IDREF) to idrefs (IDREFS).
   . Added subname-type to element subname.
   . Element othercit modified to support highlighting.

   2003-10-31
   . Modified element us-rights to contain legal-representative information.
   . Changed element related-publication content model from
     (#PCDATA) to (#PCDATA | document-id)*.
   . Added new optional element parent-PCT-document to the content
     model of parent-doc.
   . Added attributes pgwide, orient, and tabstyle to the cals table
     attributes to support required composition features (see entity
     tbl.table.att).
   . Element crossref modified to support highlighting.

   2003-10-09
   . removed inid-code attribute from us-appendix-data element.
   . added (img?) content model to us-math element.
   . add more uspto specific character entities to the wipo.ent.
   . added switching method within dtd to easily include/exclude
     mathml2, tables, etc..
   2003-08-14 Bruce B. Cox
   . changed comments on elements and attributes from PCT to USPTO
     practice.
   . moved us-continued-prosecution-application text from comment
     to cpa-text attribute.
   2003-08-07
   . change following id attribute type from CDATA to ID: abstract,
     claims, description, drawings.
   . change following idref attribute type from CDATA to IDREF:
     us-chemistry, us-math.
   . please note we leave crossref idref attribute type as CDATA.
   2003-06-27 Bruce B. Cox
   . changed us-assignees to assignees
   2003-06-10
   . add assignees element
   . add id attr for author element
   . depository changed to (text|address)*
   . imprint reverse address? and name
   . add lang to deceased-inventor
   . table-external from empty to #PCDATA, change external-type attr
   . add sup2 and sub2
   . add pre to p
   . add lang attr to nplcit
   . add class-type attr to class element
   . add figure-labels attr to figure element
   2002-04-16 Bruce B. Cox
     Final draft.
     . External content element moved from p(aragraph) to
     us-patent-grant. Elements not used removed.
     . Change quantifier of us-ocr-text from + to ?
  ***** End Revision History *****
DTD has: 263 element definitions and 149 element attribute definitions.
Document Legend: Legend
root elements: us-patent-application

Element list

Element absno
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Abstract number.
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by article, book
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT absno (#PCDATA)>

Element abst-problem
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description the alleged problem that the invention purports to solve Recommended id = 'absp'
attributes id
uses p
used by abstract
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   not populated in US
source
<!ELEMENT abst-problem (p+)>
<!ATTLIST abst-problem id ID #IMPLIED >

Element abstract
diagram View Diagram
US Comments A concise summary of the disclosure.
ST.32 equivalency SDOAB
Description ABSTRACT: PCT Rule 8 A concise summary of the disclosure, 50-150 words. Recommended id = 'abst'
US-PGPUB subdoc-abstract
attributes id, lang, status
uses abst-problem, abst-solution, doc-page, p
used by us-patent-application
content choice
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   abstract
lang string (default) no (default)   "en"
status string (default) no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT abstract (doc-page+ | (abst-problem , abst-solution) | p+)>
<!ATTLIST abstract id ID #IMPLIED lang CDATA #IMPLIED status CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element abst-solution
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publishing.)
Description the solution to the alleged problem that the invention purports to solve. Recommended id = 'abss'
attributes id
uses p
used by abstract
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   not populated in US
source
<!ELEMENT abst-solution (p+)>
<!ATTLIST abst-solution id ID #IMPLIED >

Element accepted
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description date article was accepted.
attributes
uses date
used by history
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT accepted (date)>

Element addition
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Earlier document to which this Is an addition.
ST.32 equivalency B610
INID 61
Description Earlier document to which this Is an addition.
attributes
uses relation
used by us-related-documents
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT addition (relation)>

Element additional-info
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Additional information.
Description Additional information.
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by classification-ipc, classification-national
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT additional-info (#PCDATA)>

Element address
diagram View Diagram
US Comments
ST.32 equivalency ADR
US-PGPUB address
attributes
uses address-1, address-2, address-3, address-floor, building, city, country, county, mailcode, pobox, postcode, room, state, street, text
used by addressbook, confplace, depositary, imprint
content choice
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT address (%address_group;)>

Element address-1
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Address, first line.
Description Address, first line
US-PGPUB address-1
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT address-1 (#PCDATA)>

Element address-2
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Address, second line.
Description Address, second line
US-PGPUB address-2
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT address-2 (#PCDATA)>

Element address-3
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Address, third line.
Description Address, third line
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT address-3 (#PCDATA)>

Element addressbook
diagram View Diagram
US Comments ADDRESSBOOK GROUP: Holds name and contact information for individuals/organizations. The LANG attribute is REQUIRED for certain document types, e.g. the JPO PCT Request where names and addresses may be repeated in two different languages. If no structure possible use text.
Description ADDRESSBOOK GROUP: Holds name and contact information for individuals/organizations The LANG attribute is REQUIRED for certain document types, e.g. the JPO PCT Request where names and addresses may be repeated in two different languages. If no structure possible use text.
attributes lang
uses address, department, dtext, ead, email, fax, first-name, iid, last-name, middle-name, name, orgname, phone, prefix, registered-number, role, suffix, synonym, text, url
used by agent, applicant, assignee, author, confsponsor, correspondence-address, inventor, searcher, subname
content choice
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
lang string (default) Yes   "en"
source
<!ELEMENT addressbook ((%name_group; , address , phone* , fax* , email* , url* , ead* , dtext?) | text)>
<!ATTLIST addressbook lang CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element address-floor
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Address floor, e.g., 10th.
Description address floor, e.g., 10th
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT address-floor (#PCDATA)>

Element advantageous-effects
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description advantageous effects of the invention (PCT Rule 5.1(a)(iii) Recommended id = 'adve'
attributes id
uses heading, p
used by disclosure
content a sequence of elements
occurrence OneOrMore
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT advantageous-effects (heading* , p+)+>
<!ATTLIST advantageous-effects id ID #IMPLIED >

Element agent
diagram View Diagram
US Comments
ST.32 equivalency B741
attributes sequence, rep-type
uses addressbook
used by agents
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
sequence string (default) Yes  
rep-type Enumeration Yes   agent attorney common-representative "attorney"
source
<!ELEMENT agent (addressbook+)>
<!ATTLIST agent sequence CDATA #REQUIRED rep-type (agent | attorney | common-representative ) #REQUIRED >

Element agents
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Information regarding Agents or common representatives.
ST.32 equivalency B740
Description information regarding Agents or common representatives.
attributes
uses agent, customer-number
used by parties
content choice
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT agents (customer-number | agent+)>

Element alttitle
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Alternate title for serial eg. BMJ = British Medical Journal.
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by serial
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT alttitle (#PCDATA)>

Element applicant
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: applicant is always the inventor. Use "applicant" with applicant type attribute of "applicant-inventor.")
Description US: applicant is inventor. Use "applicant" with applicant type attribute of "applicant-inventor."
attributes sequence, app-type, designation
uses addressbook, designated-states, designated-states-as-inventor, nationality, residence, us-rights
used by applicants
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
sequence string (default) Yes  
app-type Enumeration Yes   applicant applicant-inventor "applicant-inventor"
designation Enumeration Yes   all all-except-us us-only as-indicated "us-only"
source
<!ELEMENT applicant (addressbook+ , nationality , residence , us-rights* , designated-states? , designated-states-as-inventor?)>
<!ATTLIST applicant sequence CDATA #REQUIRED app-type (applicant | applicant-inventor ) #REQUIRED designation (all | all-except-us | us-only | as-indicated ) #REQUIRED >

Element applicants
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Applicants information.
ST.32 equivalency B720
Description Applicants information: At least one of the applicants named must be a resident or national of a PCT Contracting State for which the receiving Office acts.
attributes
uses applicant
used by parties
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT applicants (applicant+)>

Element application-reference
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Identification of a patent application.
ST.32 equivalency B200
Description application reference information: application number, country.
attributes appl-type
uses document-id
used by us-bibliographic-data-application
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
appl-type string (default) Yes   determined from B130
source
<!ELEMENT application-reference (document-id)>
<!ATTLIST application-reference appl-type CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element article
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description article citations within a 'host' document After patent citations the most common citations are articles within serials (periodicals, magazines), books and electronic (eg. internet) sources. This is a very complex and varied area to standardise. The tag set below is drawn from a number of sources as is the order of the tags (which in any case can be changed depending on the stylesheet used).; The order of tags is that of WIPO ST.14 / ISO 690 layout DROP, J.G. Integrated Circuit Personalization at the Module Level. IBM Tech. Dis. Bull. October 1974, Vol. 17, No. 5, p. 1344 and 1345. [XPnnnnnnnnnnn]. <nplcit id="ncit1" num="0012" type="S" file="XP1234456"> <article> <author> <name>DROP, J.G.</name></author> <atl>Integrated Circuit Personalization at the Module Level</atl> <serial> <sertitle>IBM Tech. Dis. Bull.</sertitle> <pubdate>19741000</pubdate> <vid>17</vid> <ino>5</ino> </serial> <location><pp>1344 and 1345</pp></location> <refno id="XP1">XP1234456</refno> </article> </nplcit> Note: it is NOT expected that the applicant will create the tagged data - it can be generated from a 'pull down' data entry form (eg. in Word) or generated from internal SR databases
attributes
uses absno, artid, atl, author, book, class, cpyrt, keyword, location, refno, serial, subname, text
used by nplcit
content choice
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT article (text | (author* , atl? , subname? , (serial | book) , absno? , location? , class* , keyword* , cpyrt? , artid? , refno*))>

Element artid
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Article unique ID - assigned by a publisher to an article
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by article
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT artid (#PCDATA)>

Element assignee
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: for assignee type, one of the following codes is placed in the role element. Assignee types for U.S. patents are taken from the following table: 01 Unassigned; 02 United States company or corporation; 03 Foreign company or corporation; 04 United States individual; 05 Foreign individual; 06 U.S. Federal government; 07 Foreign government; 08 U.S. county government; 09 U.S. state government.)
ST.32 equivalency B730
INID 73
Description US: for assignee type, one of the following codes is placed in the role element. Assignee types for U.S. patents are taken from the following table: 01 Unassigned; 02 United States company or corporation; 03 Foreign company or corporation; 04 United States individual; 05 Foreign individual; 06 U.S. Federal government; 07 Foreign government; 08 U.S. county government; 09 U.S. state government.
US-PGPUB assignee
attributes
uses addressbook, department, first-name, iid, last-name, middle-name, name, orgname, prefix, registered-number, role, suffix, synonym
used by assignees
content choice
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT assignee (%name_group; | addressbook)>

Element assignees
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Grouping element of assignee
attributes
uses assignee
used by us-bibliographic-data-application
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT assignees (assignee+)>

Element atl
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description article title
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by article
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT atl (#PCDATA)>

Element author
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Prime responsibility for the work. There is no distinguishing between personal and corporate authors. element author followed by name or addressbook information use the ID attribute if, for example, there is a need to distinguish between multiple authors. Can also include affiliation details. Recommended id = auth01, auth02, etc.
attributes id
uses addressbook, department, first-name, iid, last-name, middle-name, name, orgname, prefix, registered-number, role, suffix, synonym
used by article, book, online
content choice
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   not populated in US
source
<!ELEMENT author (%name_group; | addressbook)>
<!ATTLIST author id ID #IMPLIED >

Element avail
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Availability and access - REQUIRED use for URL, online database, ftp address, email, etc.; e.g. Available from Internet: http://www.epoline.org Available from DIALOG Information Systems, Palo Alto (Calif.)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by online
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT avail (#PCDATA)>

Element b
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Bold formatting.
Description bold formatting for text
US-PGPUB bold
attributes
uses i, smallcaps, u
used by claim-text, crossref, dd, dt, figref, heading, i, invention-title, li, othercit, p, smallcaps, sub, sub2, sup, sup2, u
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT b (#PCDATA | i | u | smallcaps)*>

Element background-art
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Background art, background of the invention. Recommended id = 'bart'
US-PGPUB background-of-invention
attributes id
uses heading, p
used by description
content a sequence of elements
occurrence OneOrMore
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   not populated in US
source
<!ELEMENT background-art (heading* , p+)+>
<!ATTLIST background-art id ID #IMPLIED >

Element best-mode
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description the best mode contemplated by the applicant for carrying out the invention claimed. Recommended id = 'bmod'
attributes id
uses heading, p
used by description
content a sequence of elements
occurrence OneOrMore
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   not populated in US
source
<!ELEMENT best-mode (heading* , p+)+>
<!ATTLIST best-mode id ID #IMPLIED >

Element bio-accno
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Biological accession number: the identification assigned to the biological material by the depository.
Description biological accession number: the identification assigned to the biological material by the depository
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by bio-deposit
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT bio-accno (#PCDATA)>

Element bio-deposit
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Biological deposit citation (US EFS: biological-deposit).
Description biological deposit citation (US EFS: biological-deposit) According to PCT Rule 13bis, EPC Rule 28 This covers all bio data references long and short within the description and/or claims Recommended id = biod01, biod02, etc.
US-PGPUB biological-deposit
attributes id, num, url, dnum
uses bio-accno, date, depositary, dtext, term
used by dd, li, p, us-bibliographic-data-application
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   not populated in US
num string (default) Yes   not populated in US
url string (default) no (default)   not populated in US
dnum string (default) no (default)   not populated in US
source
<!ELEMENT bio-deposit (depositary , bio-accno , date? , term? , dtext?)>
<!ATTLIST bio-deposit id ID #IMPLIED num CDATA #REQUIRED url CDATA #IMPLIED dnum CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element book
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description book citation In the order specified by WIPO ST.14 and ISO 690 and AACR2 rules for layout WALTON, Herrmann. Microwave quantum theory. London : Sweet and Maxwell, 1973. ISBN 0123456789. Vol.2, p. 138 to 192. <nplcit id="ncit12" num="0013" type="b"> <book> <author> <name>WALTON, Herrman</name></author> <book-title>Microwave quantum theory</book-title> <imprint><address><text>London</text></address> <name>Sweet and Maxwell</name> <pubdate>19730000</pubdate></imprint> <location><pp>138 to 192</pp></location> <isbn>0-1234-568-9</isbn> </book> </nplcit>
attributes
uses absno, author, bookno, book-title, class, conference, cpyrt, descrip, edition, imprint, isbn, keyword, location, notes, pubid, refno, series, subname, subtitle, text, vid
used by article, nplcit, online
content choice
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT book (text | (author* , (book-title+ | conference) , (subtitle? , subname* , edition? , imprint? , descrip? , series? , absno? , location* , isbn* , pubid? , vid? , bookno? , notes? , class* , keyword* , cpyrt? , refno*)))>

Element bookno
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description book number
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by book
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT bookno (#PCDATA)>

Element book-title
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description the title of the cited book
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by book
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT book-title (#PCDATA)>

Element br
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publishing.) Line break within a paragraph.
Description br - break, line break within a paragraph
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by claim-text, dd, li, p
content empty
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT br EMPTY>

Element building
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Building information in address, e.g., Hoffman building.
Description building information in address, e.g., Hoffman building
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT building (#PCDATA)>

Element bulletin-gazette
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Patent bulletin / gazette information.
attributes
uses serial, text
used by pct-or-regional-publishing-data
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT bulletin-gazette (serial , text?)>

Element category
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: used for different data types depending on context.)
ST.32 equivalency CITED-BY-EXAMINER; CITED-BY-OTHER
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by cited-others, rel-passage, us-cited-patents
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT category (#PCDATA)>

Element chapter
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description chapter, e.g., in a book. Example: Chapter 2
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by location
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT chapter (#PCDATA)>

Element chemistry
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Chemical formulae, ring structures, Markush structures, etc. (US: see us-chemistry as well.)
Description chemistry Chemical formulae, ring structures, Markush structures, etc. For now treat as image data. Depending on industry support we may use, e.g., chemML, CML later Recommended id = chem01, chem02, etc
attributes id, num
uses img
used by claim-text, dd, li, p
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   CHEM-US / @ID
num string (default) Yes   new in ICE
source
<!ELEMENT chemistry (img)>
<!ATTLIST chemistry id ID #IMPLIED num CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element child-doc
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Child Document.
Description Child Document.
US-PGPUB child
attributes
uses document-id
used by relation, us-relation
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT child-doc (document-id)>

Element cited-others
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Non-patent citation (with category and relevant-claims).
ST.32 equivalency B562
Description Non-patent citation (with category and relevant-claims).
US-PGPUB cited-non-patent-literature
attributes
uses category, nplcit, relevant-claims
used by us-references-cited
content a sequence of elements
occurrence OneOrMore
source
<!ELEMENT cited-others (nplcit? , category? , relevant-claims?)+>

Element city
diagram View Diagram
US Comments City or town name.
Description City or town name
US-PGPUB city
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT city (#PCDATA)>

Element claim
diagram View Diagram
US Comments
ST.32 equivalency CLM
Description defines the matter for which protection is sought See PCT Rule 6: 6.1.a: 'the number of claims shall be reasonable in consideration of what is being claimed.' 6.1.b: 'if there are several claims, they shall be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals.' Recommended id = c01, c02, etc.; num 001, 002, etc.
US-PGPUB claim
attributes id, num
uses claim-text
used by claims
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   CLM / @ID
num string (default) Yes   new in ICE
source
<!ELEMENT claim (claim-text+)>
<!ATTLIST claim id ID #IMPLIED num CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element claim-ref
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Reference to a claim.
Description reference to a claim
attributes idref
uses Does not use other elements.
used by claim-text
content character data
occurrence
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
idref IDRefs Yes   claim id
source
<!ELEMENT claim-ref (#PCDATA)>
<!ATTLIST claim-ref idref IDREFS #REQUIRED >

Element claims
diagram View Diagram
US Comments
ST.32 equivalency SDOCL
Description claims: the claims shall define the matter sought for patent and be supported by the description. Recommended id = 'claim'
US-PGPUB subdoc-claims
attributes id, lang, status
uses claim, doc-page
used by us-patent-application
content choice
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   SDOCL / @ID
lang string (default) no (default)   "en"
status string (default) no (default)   new in ICE
source
<!ELEMENT claims (doc-page+ | claim+)>
<!ATTLIST claims id ID #IMPLIED lang CDATA #IMPLIED status CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element claim-text
diagram View Diagram
US Comments The text of the claim; recursion of claim-text indicates claim step hierarchy and should be rendered accordingly.
ST.32 equivalency CLMSTP, PTEXT, PARA
Description The text of the claim; also used for for sub-para indentation
US-PGPUB claim-text
attributes
uses b, br, chemistry, claim-ref, claim-text, crossref, i, img, maths, smallcaps, sub, sup, tables, u
used by claim, claim-text
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT claim-text (#PCDATA | claim-text | claim-ref | b | i | u | sup | sub | smallcaps | br | crossref | img | chemistry | maths | tables)*>

Element class
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description classification code; e.g. ipc, dewey etc.
US-PGPUB class
attributes class-type
uses Does not use other elements.
used by article, book, online
content character data
occurrence
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
class-type string (default) no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT class (#PCDATA)>
<!ATTLIST class class-type CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element classification-ipc
diagram View Diagram
US Comments International Patent Classification (IPC) data.
ST.32 equivalency B510; B581
INID 51
Description International Patent Classification (IPC) data.
attributes
uses additional-info, edition, further-classification, linked-indexing-code-group, main-classification, text, unlinked-indexing-code
used by us-bibliographic-data-application
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT classification-ipc (edition , main-classification , further-classification* , (additional-info | linked-indexing-code-group | unlinked-indexing-code)* , text?)>

Element classification-national
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US Comments Domestic or national classification.
ST.32 equivalency B520, B582, B583US
INID 52
Description Domestic or national classification.
US-PGPUB classification-us-primary
attributes
uses additional-info, country, edition, further-classification, linked-indexing-code-group, main-classification, text, unlinked-indexing-code
used by us-bibliographic-data-application
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
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<!ELEMENT classification-national (country , edition? , main-classification , further-classification* , (additional-info | linked-indexing-code-group | unlinked-indexing-code)* , text?)>

Element colf
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US Comments Cited document column, first.
Description cited document column, first
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by column
content character data
occurrence
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<!ELEMENT colf (#PCDATA)>

Element coll
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US Comments Cited document column, last.
Description cited document column, last
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by column
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT coll (#PCDATA)>

Element column
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US Comments Cited document column numbers.
Description cited document column numbers
attributes
uses colf, coll
used by location
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
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<!ELEMENT column (#PCDATA | colf | coll)*>

Element conference
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US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description CONFERENCE GROUP / CITATION There is no standard way of citing conference proceedings; date of the conf. may come before or after place, for example. The tags are specified in a set order where it is not possible or correct then simply use <text>
attributes
uses confno, confplace, confsponsor, conftitle, date, text
used by book
content choice
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT conference (text | (conftitle , date? , confno? , confplace? , confsponsor*))>

Element confno
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US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Conference number
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by conference
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT confno (#PCDATA)>

Element confplace
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US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Conference place
attributes
uses address
used by conference
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
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<!ELEMENT confplace (#PCDATA | address)*>

Element confsponsor
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US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Conference sponsor
attributes
uses addressbook
used by conference
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT confsponsor (#PCDATA | addressbook)*>

Element conftitle
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US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Conference title
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by conference
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT conftitle (#PCDATA)>

Element continuation
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US Comments Earlier application of which the present document is a continuation.
ST.32 equivalency B631
Description Earlier application of which the present document is a continuation.
attributes
uses relation
used by us-related-documents
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT continuation (relation)>

Element continuation-in-part
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US Comments Document of which this is a continuation-in-part.
ST.32 equivalency B632
Description Document of which this is a continuation-in-part.
attributes
uses relation
used by us-related-documents
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT continuation-in-part (relation)>

Element continuing-reissue
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US Comments Document of which this is a continuing reissue.
ST.32 equivalency B633
Description Document of which this is a continuing reissue.
attributes
uses relation
used by us-related-documents
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT continuing-reissue (relation)>

Element correction
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US Comments Correction information.
Description Patent correction information.
attributes
uses document-corrected, text, type-of-correction
used by us-related-documents
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT correction (document-corrected , type-of-correction , text?)>

Element correspondence-address
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US Comments Address used for general correspondence.
Description Address used for general correspondence.
US-PGPUB correspondence-address
attributes
uses addressbook, customer-number
used by parties
content choice
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT correspondence-address (customer-number | addressbook+)>

Element country
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US Comments Country: use ST.3 country code, e.g. DE, FR, GB, NL, etc. Also includes EP, WO, etc.
ST.32 equivalency B190; B330
Description Country: use ST.3 country code, e.g. DE, FR, GB, NL, etc. Also includes EP, WO
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address, classification-national, designated-states, designated-states-as-inventor, document-id, nationality, office-of-filing, place-of-search, priority-claim, region, residence
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT country (#PCDATA)>

Element county
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US Comments County, parish, department, etc.
Description County, parish, department, etc (mainly UK, USA)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT county (#PCDATA)>

Element cpyrt
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US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description copyright info. Copyright of publisher of serial
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by article, book, online, serial
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT cpyrt (#PCDATA)>

Element crossref
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US Comments Cross reference to any other element with an identifier (id)
Description Cross reference to any other element with an identifier (id)
US-PGPUB cross-reference
attributes idref
uses b, i, smallcaps, sub, sup, u
used by claim-text, dd, li, p
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
idref string (default) Yes  
source
<!ELEMENT crossref (#PCDATA | b | i | u | sup | sub | smallcaps)*>
<!ATTLIST crossref idref CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element customer-number
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US Comments Customer number for agents.
Description customer number for agents by office
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by agents, correspondence-address
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT customer-number (#PCDATA)>

Element date
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US Comments Components of a date. Format: YYYYMMDD.
ST.32 equivalency B140; B220; B320
Description date: components of a date. Format: YYYYMMDD
US-PGPUB datedocument-date
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by accepted, bio-deposit, conference, datecit, date-search-completed, date-search-report-mailed, document-id, misc, priority-claim, received, revised, srchdate, us-371c124-date
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT date (#PCDATA)>

Element datecit
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US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description date cited - date on which the citation was cited. May be different from srchdate below
attributes
uses date
used by online
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT datecit (date)>

Element date-search-completed
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US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Date of completion of search report.
attributes
uses date
used by us-references-cited
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT date-search-completed (date)>

Element date-search-report-mailed
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US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Date of mailing of search report.
attributes
uses date
used by us-references-cited
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT date-search-report-mailed (date)>

Element dd
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US Comments Definition description.
Description definition description
attributes
uses b, bio-deposit, br, chemistry, crossref, i, img, maths, nplcit, ol, patcit, smallcaps, sub, sup, u, ul
used by dl
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT dd (#PCDATA | b | i | u | sup | sub | smallcaps | br | patcit | nplcit | bio-deposit | crossref | img | ul | ol | chemistry | maths)*>

Element deceased-inventor
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US Comments Deceased inventor name.
Description Deceased inventor name.
attributes sequence, lang
uses department, first-name, iid, last-name, middle-name, name, orgname, prefix, registered-number, role, suffix, synonym
used by inventors
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
sequence string (default) no (default)   correspondence to the applicant sequence?
lang string (default) no (default)   "en"
source
<!ELEMENT deceased-inventor (%name_group;)>
<!ATTLIST deceased-inventor sequence CDATA #IMPLIED lang CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element department
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US Comments Name of department, division, section, etc.
Description department, division, section, etc. name
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook, assignee, author, deceased-inventor, searcher, subname
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT department (#PCDATA)>

Element depositary
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US Comments Information regarding the facility storing the biological deposit.
Description Information regarding the facility storing the biological deposit
attributes
uses address, text
used by bio-deposit
content choice
occurrence ZeroOrMore
source
<!ELEMENT depositary (text | address)*>

Element descrip
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US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Physical description - generally NOT used in citations in pats. eg. v., 27cm
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by book, serial
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT descrip (#PCDATA)>

Element description
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US Comments Description. Specification of the invention.
ST.32 equivalency SDODE, RELAPP, GOVINT, BRFSUM, DRWDESC, DETDESC
Description description: The description must disclose the invention in a manner sufficiently clear and complete for it to be carried out by a person skilled in the art (Rule 5). Recommended id = 'desc'
US-PGPUB subdoc-description
attributes id, lang, status
uses background-art, best-mode, description-of-drawings, disclosure, doc-page, heading, industrial-applicability, invention-title, mode-for-invention, p, sequence-list-text, technical-field
used by us-patent-application
content choice
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   ID
lang string (default) no (default)   "en"
status string (default) no (default)   not populated in US
source
<!ELEMENT description (doc-page+ | (invention-title? , (technical-field | background-art | disclosure | description-of-drawings | best-mode | mode-for-invention | industrial-applicability | sequence-list-text | (heading* , p+)+)+))>
<!ATTLIST description id ID #IMPLIED lang CDATA #IMPLIED status CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element description-of-drawings
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US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Brief description of the drawings (Rule 5.1(a)(iv) Recommended id = 'desd'
US-PGPUB brief-description-of-drawings
attributes id
uses heading, p
used by description
content a sequence of elements
occurrence OneOrMore
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   not populated in US
source
<!ELEMENT description-of-drawings (heading* , p+)+>
<!ATTLIST description-of-drawings id ID #IMPLIED >

Element designated-states
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US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description indication of specific Contracting States in or for which the applicant is seeking protection for his invention (Rule 4.9(a))
attributes
uses country, region
used by applicant, inventor
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT designated-states (country* , (region , country+)*)>

Element designated-states-as-inventor
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US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Rule 4.6(c): "The request may, for different designated states, indicate different persons as inventors where, in this respect, the requirements of the national laws of the designated States are not the same. In such a case, the request shall contain a separate statement for each designated State or group of States in which a particular person, or the same person, is to be considered the inventor, or in which particular persons, or the same persons, are to be considered the inventors."
attributes
uses country, region
used by applicant
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT designated-states-as-inventor (country* , (region , country+)*)>

Element disclosure
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US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description disclosure of the invention with sub-headings: technical problem; technical solution; advantageous effects (of the invention); Recommended id = 'disc'.
attributes id
uses advantageous-effects, heading, p, tech-problem, tech-solution
used by description
content choice
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   not populated in US
source
<!ELEMENT disclosure ((tech-problem | tech-solution | advantageous-effects)* | (heading* , p+)+)>
<!ATTLIST disclosure id ID #IMPLIED >

Element division
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US Comments Earlier application from which the present document has been divided out.
ST.32 equivalency B620
INID 62
Description Earlier application from which the present document has been divided out.
attributes
uses relation
used by us-related-documents
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT division (relation)>

Element dl
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US Comments Definition list.
Description Definition list. Recommended id = dlis01, dlis02, etc.
attributes tsize, compact, id
uses dd, dt
used by li, p
content a sequence of elements
occurrence OneOrMore
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
tsize Nmtoken no (default)   DL / @TSIZE
compact Enumeration no (default)   compact new in ICE
id ID no (default)   new in ICE
source
<!ELEMENT dl (dt , dd)+>
<!ATTLIST dl tsize NMTOKEN #IMPLIED compact (compact ) #IMPLIED id ID #IMPLIED >

Element doc-number
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US Comments The number of the referenced document.
ST.32 equivalency B110; B210; B310
Description the number of the referenced patent (or application) document
US-PGPUB doc-number
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by document-id, priority-claim
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT doc-number (#PCDATA)>

Element doc-page
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US Comments (US: Not used in publishing) DOCument or PAGE This is primarily to be used when data for the whole or major sections of an application are in image format OR other formats such as pdf. Page range attributes are given when required pp- page range ppf - first page ppl - last page (for pdf). The 'img' may also be used for complete pages, eg. in drawings Recommended id = docp01, docp02, etc.
Description doc-page - DOCument or PAGE This is primarily to be used when data for the whole or major sections of an application are in image format OR other formats such as pdf. Page range attributes are given when required pp- page range ppf - first page ppl - last page (for pdf). The 'img' may also be used for complete pages, eg. in drawings Recommended id = docp01, docp02, etc.
attributes id, he, wi, type, alt, pp, ppf, ppl, file, color, orientation
uses Does not use other elements.
used by abstract, claims, description, drawings, us-patent-application
content empty
occurrence
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   new in ICE
he Nmtoken Yes   height
wi Nmtoken Yes   width
type Enumeration Yes   jpg pdf tif "PDF, DOC, TIF etc."
alt string (default) no (default)   text
pp string (default) no (default)   new in ICE
ppf string (default) no (default)   new in ICE
ppl string (default) no (default)   new in ICE
file string (default) Yes   file path
color Enumeration no (default)   color bw "boolean, color or BW"
orientation Enumeration no (default)   portrait landscape portrait landscape or portray
source
<!ELEMENT doc-page EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST doc-page id ID #IMPLIED he NMTOKEN #REQUIRED wi NMTOKEN #REQUIRED type (jpg | pdf | tif ) #REQUIRED alt CDATA #IMPLIED pp CDATA #IMPLIED ppf CDATA #IMPLIED ppl CDATA #IMPLIED file CDATA #REQUIRED color (color | bw ) #IMPLIED orientation (portrait | landscape ) 'portrait' >

Element document-corrected
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US Comments Document being corrected.
Description Document being corrected.
attributes
uses document-id
used by correction
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT document-corrected (document-id)>

Element document-id
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US Comments Document identification refers to patents (and patent applications) only. See WIPO ST.14.
Description Document identification refers to patents (and patent applications) only. See WIPO ST.14
US-PGPUB document-id
attributes lang
uses country, date, doc-number, kind, name
used by application-reference, child-doc, document-corrected, parent-doc, parent-grant-document, parent-PCT-document, patcit, pct-or-regional-filing-data, pct-or-regional-publishing-data, publication-reference, related-publication, search-report-publication, us-provisional-application
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
lang string (default) no (default)   document language
source
<!ELEMENT document-id (country , doc-number , kind? , name? , date?)>
<!ATTLIST document-id lang CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element drawings
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US Comments The drawing pages.'
ST.32 equivalency SDODR
Description drawings: PCT Article 7 / Rule 7 Drawings shall be required when they are necessary for the understanding of the invention. Recommended id = 'draw'
US-PGPUB subdoc-drawings
attributes id, lang, status
uses doc-page, figure
used by us-patent-application
content choice
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   @ID
lang string (default) no (default)   "en"
status string (default) no (default)   new in ICE
source
<!ELEMENT drawings (doc-page+ | figure+)>
<!ATTLIST drawings id ID #IMPLIED lang CDATA #IMPLIED status CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element dt
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US Comments Term to be defined.
Description term to be defined Recommended id = dtrm01, dtrm02, etc.
attributes id
uses b, i, smallcaps, sub, sup, u
used by dl
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   new in ICE
source
<!ELEMENT dt (#PCDATA | b | i | u | sup | sub | smallcaps)*>
<!ATTLIST dt id ID #IMPLIED >

Element dtext
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US Comments Where structured data is not possible, enter text (without markup)
Description if no structure is possible, enter text (without markup).
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook, bio-deposit, us-bibliographic-data-application
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT dtext (#PCDATA)>

Element ead
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US Comments Electronic address; use for other than email.
Description electronic address use for other than email.
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT ead (#PCDATA)>

Element edate
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US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description end date used in pubdate.
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by pubdate
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT edate (#PCDATA)>

Element edition
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US Comments Edition statement. Indicates the edition of the classification schedule.
ST.32 equivalency B516
Description edition statement.
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by book, classification-ipc, classification-national, online
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT edition (#PCDATA)>

Element email
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US Comments Email address.
Description email address.
US-PGPUB email
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook
content